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pre_amp
Australia47 Posts
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hoborg
United States430 Posts
On April 30 2010 15:23 Drowsy wrote: Would the bios thing the other guy suggested be something I should try first? If I set the BIOS to do pci-express by default, how will I be able to use integrated if it doesn't fix the problem? I don't have the 7950 or any other pci-e cards with me right now. According to gateway site, they use either F1or F2 keys to get into the bios at startup... just keep jamming F1/F2 as your computer boots up (or if the gateway site lies, look for the key to press for "setup" when you're booting up). Navigating and changing things in the BIOS should be sort of self-explanatory from there, just check all the menus for a relevant option. If you set it to PCI-E and it still dosen't work, then either... A. It will detect that there's no PCI-E card and revert back to onboard video by default B. It will stay stuck that way and you will have to reset the BIOS by either pulling out the watch-battery for 5 minutes on the motherboard, or by switching a jumper like described here: | ||
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Drowsy
United States4876 Posts
On April 30 2010 15:31 hoborg wrote: According to gateway site, they use either F1or F2 keys to get into the bios at startup... just keep jamming F1/F2 as your computer boots up (or if the gateway site lies, look for the key to press for "setup" when you're booting up). Navigating and changing things in the BIOS should be sort of self-explanatory from there, just check all the menus for a relevant option. If you set it to PCI-E and it still dosen't work, then either... A. It will detect that there's no PCI-E card and revert back to onboard video by default B. It will stay stuck that way and you will have to reset the BIOS by either pulling out the watch-battery for 5 minutes on the motherboard, or by switching a jumper like described here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdp_L5IxaNI Alright, thanks for all your help. I've watched the video and found the jumper/battery on my motherboard. I got some homework to finish up but after that I'll give this a whirl and post with the results. I'm pretty sure it's a dead card, there was a review on newegg that had with this card and had to return it, and from what I've gathered powercolor is not a great brand, but they were the only ones with a fan small enough to fit in my comp. | ||
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Drowsy
United States4876 Posts
Didn't work, card must be dead. I guess pwning noobs in sc2 is going to have to wait a while, probably better since I have finals next week. My friend pre-ordered and they accidentally gave him two keys, I didn't even have to preorder to get into the beta but asldkfjasdlfk I didn't have a graphics card. Playing it with onboard is not good times. Guess I'm going to have to send it back unless anyone has other suggestions. | ||
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2on2
United States142 Posts
Reboot enter the BIOS and change the setting to PCI-e. shutdown re-install card and boot, everything should be fine (assuming card wasnt doa) Thats how i would shakedown the problem, the card should slide into the slot with little effort and lock, make sure this happens Oh, and is PCI-E 2.1 backwards-compatable with 2.0? | ||
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KOFgokuon
United States14896 Posts
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Drowsy
United States4876 Posts
On April 30 2010 23:57 2on2 wrote: I would remove the card and set the bios settings back to integrated, boot the syetem and shutdown. It should boot again with no issues Reboot enter the BIOS and change the setting to PCI-e. shutdown re-install card and boot, everything should be fine (assuming card wasnt doa) Thats how i would shakedown the problem, the card should slide into the slot with little effort and lock, make sure this happens Oh, and is PCI-E 2.1 backwards-compatable with 2.0? Yeah did this. Card was doa. | ||
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